2. Accommodating Resistance

Walk through any hardcore gym or athletic strength and conditioning facility and you’ll see chains and bands lying all over the place. Start using these by putting them on the ends of barbells and dumbbells. This is known as accommodating resistance. As you lift, the weight gets heavier; for example, at the bottom of a bench press the bar plus weight and chains will amount to 100 pounds, but at the top it will weigh 150. This is all too often overlooked as a way to increase strength and size quickly. Start using chains and watch your progress go through the roof.25 Ways to Get Stronger>>>7 Reasons You're Not Getting Stronger>>>

3. Use Non-Traditional Implements

If your gym has things like tractor tires, sleds, and sledgehammers, you're one lucky dude. Things like tire flips, sledgehammer swings, and sled pushes are highly effective ways to increase strength, improve your conditioning, and increase your power all while carving out the fabled six-pack. Try adding some tire flips at the end of your workouts for the next couple of weeks and see if you don’t get leaner. 6 Ways to Lose Fat Faster>>>8 Amazing Fat-Burning Intervals>>>

4. Train Unilaterally

Training unilaterally, or one side at a time, is a great way to identify weak spots while eliminating the need for the crunches you used to do at the end of your workouts. Things like dumbbell bench pressing, done unilaterally, will help to increase size and strength far more quickly than a standard dumbbell bench press. They’re not a permanent replacement, but once in a while throw in a unilateral exercise to keep things fresh and force your muscles to constantly adapt.The Five Most Functional Moves to Master>>>10 Strength-Building Strategies>>>

5. Rest Actively

Spending hours in the gym without seeing results as fast as you’d like? Try resting actively. For example, if you’re resting two minutes in between sets of bench presses, jump rope for one of the two minutes to kill two birds with one stone: You'll get your lifting and cardio in at the same time.The Total Body Workout Archive>>>The Fit 5: Fight Fatigue>>>